Fragmentary verse on rain and reunion by the hearth
A damaged poetic fragment questions who joins at the hearth as rain falls and paths of virtue are weighed. It asks whether others tread toward communal warmth or if past misdeeds dampen a hopeful reunion.
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Alatet
Phancy Phree
Phairest Palora
Cruze
Phoraver
Phesra
Phly
Purienda
Fhamily
Phather
Smd
Phinally
Phlora
Phair
The Postilion Tale Of Love And Misfortune
A traveling narrator recalls a village romance centered on La Belle Brune and Jean Louis, two lovers opposed by a rich father. After marriage pressures, a bank courier’s fatal crash changes their fates, leaving Jean Louis maimed and dreambound while La Belle Brune becomes widow Benoit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frante
Abe
Satare
Jey
Francoise Lo
Belle Branc
Joan Tavis
la Belle Brane
Joan Louis
Jean Louis
la Bells Brane
Usda
Martin
la Balle Brune
Thor
Cuanés
Jean Tionis
la Belle Brune
Teaching Children to Think An Address to Parents
The committee on education urges parents to nurture thinking in children beyond school. Encouraging responses stimulate inquiry, while indifferent ones push kids toward easy, shallow pleasures. Start in early years to foster a habit of thinking, or risk lifelong intellectual disability and reduced usefulness.
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Committee On Education
Yearly Meeting of Friends
Itrain Tin
Neo
Fernsylvania Colleries and Major Coal Firms in PA Regions
A summary of the number and distribution of 325 collieries across Pennsylvania by company. Lehigh Coal and Navigation runs many collieries in several districts. Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron operates 49 and links to the Reading railroad. Lehigh Valley, Delaware and Hudson, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Coal, and other firms run smaller counts. The text ends with a note about the newest thing in socked a baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernsylvania
Pennsylvania
Freaty Southern
Middle
East Schoyl Hill
Summit Hill
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Shamokin
Middletonfield
West Mahavoy
Lehigh
P.itston and
Scranton
Philadelphia and Reading Ooal and Iron Company
Raadin Railroad
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Delaware and Hudson Coal Company
Thigh and Wilkespeare Coal Company
Saventeen
Delaware, Lackawana and Western Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Delaware and
New Spring Fashion Notes From Harper’s Magazine
Baiies and ladies outfits feature white beads for embroidery and white muslin neckties. Pretty batiste ties in pale pink and blue, Parisian cashmere shawls with brooches, and violet yellow corsages enhance bonnets. Italian straw hats, satin linings, and English point lace highlight recent trends with open sleeve corsages and chemisettes to match dresses.
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Berlin
Commaught
Hor Cressy
Fay
Harper's @ezar
Bine Mourselius de Jains
Eat Paper Patterns Transform New York Dress Markets
In recent years a booming pattern trade has emerged in New York and beyond, offering paper patterns for almost every garment and decor, even lambrquits. Shops showcase life size paper mannequins in elaborate displays, inviting etiquette to admire latest styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris Introduces Telegraphic Postal Cards System
Paris unveils telegraphic postal cards to replace telegrams within the city. Messages travel almost instantly via the pneumatic tube network, delivering within half an hour after printing. Sealed messages cost a dime fifteen cents with double card capacity. Nationwide rates fall to about one cent per ward, making Paris service cheaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Father slays daughter over Second Adventist vow in Sandwich
In Sandwich Massachusetts a farmer Charles T Freeman killed his five year old daughter in a religious frenzy after claiming a revelation from the Lord. He and his wife prayed before the act then killed the child with a large sheath knife, saying the child would be raised in three days to help him preach. The couple were arrested as investigators noted a prior New Haven case of a similar sacrificial motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Belle Brune
Nosh
Jean Louis
Maaiden
Monsieur Martin
Pere Martin
la Belle Branc
Jean Lotisia
Jean Lonig
Tewe
Posagssell
Tibia
le Belle Branc
Bourget
Ouse Fater Dey
Poria
Parc Martin
Ron
Cape Cod
Sandwich
Mass
Pocassett
Charles T. Freeman
Alia
Dous
Mreeman
Freeman
Abrahen
New Haven
Conn
Fruit crop values by state and nation reported
government estimates place U S fruit crop value at 140 million annually about half the wheat crop. Michigan 4 006 million. California has 60 000 acres of vineyards yielding 10 million gallons of wine and other products. Norfolk port reports 3 million quarts of strawberries last year.
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United States
Michigan
California
Norfolk
Prairis
Amorous Youth Quits Phonetic Love Letter
A playful yet garbled love note from a youth, filled with phonetic puns and misspellings, implores a beloved to dismiss others and pursue a single ardent partner. Names and phrases appear distorted, creating a quirky valentine in code.
General entertainments items scarce in 19th century notes
A collage of curiosities and anecdotes spans from European literacy and Russia to American rail projects. Highlights include a Detroit river tunnel cost of about 41.5 million, a Parisian American singer praised by critics, and plans for an International Exposition near Port Morris New York. Also noted are wheat acreage shifts, emigration prospects, strange animal and human tragedies, and various legal and industrial items.
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Europe
France
Newfaxer
Alsbarn
Russia
Detroit River
Washington
D. GC
Oglethorpe
Thursby
Paris
Port Morris
Westchester County
New York
Minnesota
Easton
Ohio
Indiana
Northampton
Mass
George Jones
Jas
Glynn
Liverpool
United States
Canada
Congress
Stockton
California
Victoria
Australia
Toria
Gantraman
Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery and
Eufaula
United States Court
Wmn. Wadley
Whitelaw Raid
the Tribune
Dana
the Sun
Hurlburt
the World
Cooner
The
Herald
Utah and Northern Railway
Round Valley
Tolabo
Nellie Grimez
New York State
San Francisco
Atlantic
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Hsazi Thorn
Madame Benoit
Jeau Louis
Benoit
Youses
Monsieur
Aiaidame
Ehiog
Revolutionary Committee
Mesantreff
Secre
Cfficas
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Jose
Uroinen
Thias
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